Poverty Rate in Spencer County, KY
ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
9.8%
Rank #759/3,222 · #7 in KY
76th
Spencer 9.8%
KY 16.1% -38.7%
US 12.6% -21.9%
Poverty Rate Trend
Rankings →Percentile Rank Over Time
Year-over-Year Poverty Change
National Distribution
How Spencer County's poverty rate of 9.8% compares to all 3,222 U.S. counties. Values range from 1.4% to 63.6%.
Distribution of Poverty Rate Across All Counties
Ranking Context
Counties ranked closest to Spencer County for poverty rate.
Nearby Rankings
Full ranking →| #756 | Washington County, UT | 9.8% |
| #757 | Greene County, OH | 9.8% |
| #758 | Floyd County, VA | 9.8% |
| #759 | Spencer County, KY | 9.8% |
| #760 | Maury County, TN | 9.8% |
| #761 | Kosciusko County, IN | 9.8% |
| #762 | Clinton County, IN | 9.8% |
About Poverty Rate
Spencer County, Kentucky has a poverty rate of 9.8%, ranking #759 of 3,222 counties nationwide — 21.9% below the national value of 12.6%. Within Kentucky, it ranks #7 of 120. This places it in the 76th percentile nationally.
Percentage of the population living below the federal poverty line. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 5-Year Estimates. All values are estimates derived from survey samples and are subject to margin of error. For more information, see our methodology.